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Colony Palms Hotel vs Alcazar Palm Springs

Both hotels are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Colony Palms Hotel ranks significantly higher than Alcazar Palm Springs. Colony Palms Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 83 with recommendations from 9 reviews including Gayot, Mr & Mrs Smith and Travel + Leisure.

Colony Palms Hotel
Colony Palms Hotel
8 / 10
572 North Indian Cyn., Palm Springs, CA 92262
From $179 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"A speakeasy and brothel for naughty weekending movie-industry types in the 1930s, the 56-room Colony Palms has been reincarnated." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This hotel has been a hip place to stay since the 1930s, when gangster Al Wertheimer built it to front his casino, bar, and brothel." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Elegant, but still relatively casual, this hotel is geared toward an adult crowd looking to lounge and dine in style." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Boutique desert sleep that draws the glitterati to its casitas, Moroccan-inspired spa and renowned restaurant." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"This Spanish Revival-style property was built in 1936 just as Hollywood celebrities began migrating to Palm Springs, the new getaway "playground to the stars."
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Alcazar Palm Springs
Alcazar Palm Springs
7 / 10
622 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262
From $174 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
  • Pool
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Amid an area known as the Movie Colony, Alcazar embodies the desert's popular midcentury modern design style." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Recently restored Spanish-style hideaway in the heart of Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Serene, intimate and unique are a few words that come to mind when one thinks of the Alcazar (formerly the Pepper Tree Inn)."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Alcazar is a cozy, historic desert inn from years back—Spanish tile roofs, rooms that open onto a pretty central garden and pool—that has been stylishly and charmingly restored to modern tastes" Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A fashionable (but not party) crowd makes new friends poolside before retiring to one of the 34 elegantly minimalist rooms around a pool." Full review